Loren Niemi

Loren Niemi began as a “child fibber” but soon realized he was less interested in telling lies than in improving the truth...” He is an innovative storyteller, poet and the author of “What Haunts Us” the 2020 winner of the Midwest Book Award for “Sci-Fi / Horror / Fantasy / Paranormal” fiction as well as two poetry chapbooks, “Coyote Flies Coach” and “Vote Coyote!”. More information at lorenNiemistories.com.

Chattanooga

The Tennessee hills are tattered green curtains longing for the first frost to replace the well-worn testament of summer with a golden raiment. Even the aggressive Kudzu crowding the edge of the highway seems tired of reaching, always reaching for tomorrow. We’ve been on the road for a long time now and the tiredness we carry has settled inside.